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Rolls Royce Celebrates Spirit of Ecstasy’s Centenary with Parade

There is absolutely no other brand that can quite compare with the recognition and untarnished nature of that of Rolls Royce. Having built the most luxurious cars in the world for quite some time now, the iconic brand is one of the few automakers that have managed to maintain an …February 17, 2011

Future New York Cabs to be Turkish?

When cabs are as important to a city’s function as they are in New York, the decision of what sort of automobile to use as the local cab of choice isn’t left up to the cab companies. Sure, a motley assortment of used rental cars, ex-police Crown Victorias and Priuii …February 16, 2011

Toyota celebrates its 4,000,000th vehicle sold in Canada

In celebration of the sale of Toyota’s four-millionth vehicle in Canada, we thought it would be fun to provide some context and perspective around how we’ve grown since Toyota put its first “for sale” sign on a windshield back in the mid-1960s. Our success is due in no small part …February 13, 2011

2012 Nissan GTR Reintroduces Launch Control; Now Called “Start Function”

If you followed the introduction of the game-changing and seemingly forgotten Nissan GTR, you surely remember the various stories that circulated about the car’s launch control. Capable of catapulting the ridiculously heavy, ridiculously powerful car to stratospheric speeds at the absolute limits of Newton’s laws, the system worked flawlessly… for …February 11, 2011

Mitsubishi Finally Killing off Eclipse, Endeavour, Galant

Mitsubishi is an odd company. On one hand, you have the Lancer Evolution, Ralliart, Outlander, and new RVR… on the other hand, you have the Galant, Eclipse, and Endeavour. The former list, all new-ish, all entertaining, and all quite capable, are those cars that you forget about until you see …February 9, 2011

Aston Martin Cygnet Finally Hits Production

Although it may have started life as what many thought was a joke, the Aston martin Cygnet appears to have taken on a life of its own. Getting more headlines than proper Astons lately, the tiny Toyota/Scion iQ-based hatchback has redefined the brand in its seemingly unstoppable expansion into new …February 7, 2011

Chevy Runs Deep for 100 Years

Chevrolet marks its centennial in 2011 and kicks off a year of anniversary activities at the North American International Auto Show. Chevrolet was founded in Detroit, in November 1911, by racer Louis Chevrolet and General Motors founder William C. “Billy” Durant, who developed cars that quickly earned reputations for performance, …February 5, 2011

Ferrari Debuts Next Generation Four-Seater

There’s something to be said for four-seat Ferraris. Sure, they always lack the hard-core boy racer personality of the mid-engined V8-powered cars, and they don’t quite have the performance chops of the front-engined V12 coupes, but they do have that certain indefinable quality that has ensured their success. Maybe it’s …February 4, 2011

Black Edition Porsche Boxster S packs extra power, extra equipment and extra value

320-hp roadster is limited to just 987 units for the world Following on the heels of the recently-announced 911 Black Edition, Porsche is introducing a new, luxuriously-equipped special edition model to dealerships this spring. The Boxster S Black Edition features a 10-hp power boost and a long list of standard …February 4, 2011

Prius Recalled Over Headlight Problems

Just a few days after the close of a year that the NHTSA is already admitting contained the most voluntary recalls ever, Toyota is back at it; this time recalling the 2006-2009 Prius over an intermittent headlight issue. Apparently, some owners (about 2,500) complained that the car’s high-intensity-discharge headlights were …February 2, 2011

Oshawa Assembly Plant Celebrates Start of Production of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

• Employees joined by Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to receive first vehicles sold The Oshawa Assembly Plant today celebrated the start of regular production of the hotly-anticipated 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible in a ceremony with employees and invited guests. “This is an exciting new chapter in the ongoing …February 1, 2011

Porsche Focused on Le Mans

Depending on what side of the motorsports fence you sit, the news that Porsche has turned down any involvement in the highly competitive, extremely unpredictable, and ridiculously expensive Formula 1 circuit in favour of competing at Le Mans could be music to your ears or a painful realization of fact. January 31, 2011

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